Climate

and
Biosphere

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CLIMATE means the usual condition of the
temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind,
rainfall, and other meteorological elements in an
area of the Earth's surface for a long time. Climates
are most commonly classified by temperature and
precipitation.
-Britannica.com

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WEATHER is what the forecasters on the TV news predict
each day. They tell people about the temperature,
cloudiness, humidity, and whether a storm is likely in the
next few days. That’s weather! It is the mix of events that
happens each day in our atmosphere. Weather is not the
same everywhere. It may be hot and sunny in one part of
the world, but freezing and snowy in another.

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Climate is the average weather in a place

over many years. While the weather can
change in just a few hours, climate takes
hundreds, thousands, even millions of
years to change.

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The BIOSPHERE is a global ecosystem

composed of living organisms (biota) and
the abiotic (nonliving) factors from which
they derive energy and nutrients.

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BIOSPHERE is generally defined as the portion of
the universe where all life is. Since scientists have
not found organisms beyond planet Earth, the
biosphere is defined as the parts of Earth where
life exists. The biosphere is made of three parts,
called the lithosphere, atmosphere and
hydrosphere.

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The LITOSPHERE is the terrestrial
part of the biosphere. It consists of the
solid land masses, such as continents
and islands.

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The hydrosphere is the aquatic part
of the biosphere. This includes
oceans, rivers, lakes and other bodies
of water.

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The atmosphere is the gaseous
envelope surrounding a planet. On
Earth, it is also called air.

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